Did you know vaccines prevent 4 to 5 million deaths worldwide per year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)?
Personal-finance website WalletHub released its report 2023’s States that Vaccinate the Most, which provides information about the share of vaccinated children to share of people without health insurance to the flu vaccination rate among adults.
In order to find out which states vaccinate most, WalletHub analyzed the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 16 key metrics.
States that Vaccinate Most
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Iowa
- Vermont
- Connecticut
States that Vaccinate Least
- West Virginia
- Alabama
- Nevada
- Texas
- Oklahoma
Massachusetts has the highest influenza vaccination coverage for children, 77.70 percent, which 2.1 times higher than in Wyoming, the state with the lowest at 37.80 percent.
Minnesota has the highest share of adults with the tetanus vaccination, 82.60 percent, which is 1.5 times higher than in New Jersey, the state with the lowest at 53.50 percent.
South Dakota has the highest share of adults aged 60 and older with the zoster vaccination, 55.10 percent, which is 2.1 times higher than in Mississippi, the state with the lowest at 26.00 percent.
“Media can provide information about outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases and provide visuals and information about what these diseases are. With many vaccines being on the market and used for decades, the incidence of the target diseases has decreased rapidly.”
Abram L. Wagner, Ph.D., MPH – Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
Minnesota has the highest share of children 19 to 35 months old living in poverty with the combined 7-vaccine series, 84.30 percent, which is 1.7 times higher than in California, the state with the lowest at 50.70 percent.
To view the full report and your state or the District’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-that-vaccinate-the-most/66237
